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What Millennials Want At Work - And Why It Mattersby Lindsey Pollak - May, 2016We’ve all heard and read the millennial-bashing. Millennial employees want free food; they want unlimited vacation; they want to run the company two days after they arrive; they want to be coddled and given a trophy. If you’ve read my blog before, you know that I’m definitely not in the millennial-bashing camp.
Why am I always so bullish on this generation? Because if you look past the stereotypes, you quickly see that mill...

Your Top Priority In The Interview: Hint - It's not getting the offerby Randy Block - May, 2016Success is measured by your results. You’ve had this ingrained in you:. It follows that if you didn’t get an offer after your interview, you failed. Your self-esteem takes a hit and maybe even depression sets in. “Nobody wants me.”
You make all about you. You all have heard about how much a “bad hire” costs the company. Well it costs you as well. Your zeal to get the offer by overselling yourself with the “right answe...

A Tech Career Like a Straightaway or a Rotary - which is better?by Jean Cummings - May, 2016If your career is a car, are you driving down a straight road? Or, do you picture yourself going around a rotary, seeing a number of exits, and then selecting one? In other words, is your career path more like a straightaway or a rotary? This is an important question to understand as you go about your personal branding, executive resume writing, and career management.
Let's imagine you are a VP of IT. Did you get there by s...

Are You Prepared for the Proliferation of Paid Sick Time?by Alexandra Levit - May, 2016This year is shaping up to be an interesting one for HR compliance. The most buzz, it seems, is occurring around paid sick leave. In his 2015 State of the Union address, President Obama asked the U.S. Congress to pass national legislation granting American workers the right to paid sick days when they or their family members get sick, or to deal with sexual assault and domestic abuse.
Paid sick leave is another benefit that...

Technical Resumes: Five Steps to a Better Resumeby Robin Schlinger - May, 2016Many technical resumes suffer because engineers, developers, researchers, and other technical job applicants have trouble communicating what they do. Many of them are more at home drawing a diagram than writing; and many are used to communicating with their peers at a level where a hiring manager or recruiter is simply lost. Still, the hiring managers and recruiters are the ones who will ultimately examine a resume and decide...

10 Surefire Ways To Blow An Interviewby Randy Block - May, 2016Interviews: They’re all about pressing the flesh or running for office, or a first date. You are talking to a complete stranger. Sweat comes out of glands you didn’t know you had.
Relax: It’s probably easier to just blow them off. If you want to know how to “blow” an interview, be sure to take any or all of the following actions:
» Don’t prepare. Your intention to be spontaneous is important. Let them talk about thei...

Job Search: What's Your ROI Message?by Georgia Adamson - May, 2016No employer is going to hire you because you’re a good person–likable, presentable, etc. Not even if you really need a job, sad to say. You’ll have to do better than that if you want to land the new job you’re after.
What you need to consider is why the prospective employer should care, why they would think you could be the answer they’re looking for. That’s it, pure and simple. Of course, it’s really not quite that simple....

What Deepak Chopra Wants To Tell The Next U.S. Presidentby Kathy Caprino - May, 2016Part of the series “Today’s True Leadership”
I recently learned of an intriguing new series on LinkedIn that shares what some of the world’s top influencers would like to say to the next President of the United states, if they had a chance. Deepak Chopra, whom I’ve long admired and followed, is one of these influential thought leaders invited to share what he would most like to tell the next American leader. Very intrigued...

Interview Questions You Should Always Be Prepared to Answerby Debra Wheatman - May, 2016Interview preparation is hard work. You need to practice your STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) responses. You have to vet out possible behavioral questions and craft compelling responses to them. You must ensure that your image reflects your professionalism—your shirt must be ironed, and your shoes must be polished!
Be sure that you are focusing your efforts in the right area, by narrowing in on what the interviewer...

Nature or Nurture: Can You Learn Entrepreneurial Skills?by Alexandra Levit - May, 2016You’ve probably heard that most businesses fail, but the reasons why are not always clear. Lack of managerial expertise may be one factor. After all, most inexperienced people who get jobs in large corporations aren’t put in charge right away. Rather, they may be given small responsibilities until they have sufficient business acumen to be trusted with larger ones. On the other hand, small-business owners are often overconfide...

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